Galigher Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Galigher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:3,045,873 | 177,373 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 190 | 1:264,309 | 21,644 |
Galigher Demographics
Galigher Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Galigher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galigher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galigher is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Galigher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galigher? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Galigher is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Galigher reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Galigher is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 31 percent reside, Tennessee, where 21 percent reside and California, where 18 percent reside.
Galigher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Galigher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galigher last name fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Galigher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Galigher last name are 34.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.08% registered with the political party.
Galigher earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,262 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galligher | 94 | 447 | / |
| Ghaligher | 94 | 0 | / |
| Gauligher | 94 | 0 | / |
| Galeigher | 94 | 0 | / |
| Galiger | 93 | 289 | / |
| Goligher | 88 | 187 | / |
| Galliger | 88 | 133 | / |
| Galiguer | 88 | 107 | / |
| Galegher | 88 | 64 | / |
| Gauliger | 88 | 10 | / |
| Galieger | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gahliger | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ghaliger | 88 | 0 | / |
| Galicger | 88 | 0 | / |
| Galhiger | 88 | 0 | / |
| Galgiger | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gallegher | 82 | 140 | / |
| Golligher | 82 | 22 | / |
| Ghalliger | 82 | 0 | / |
| Gallighir | 82 | 0 | / |
| Galeagher | 82 | 0 | / |
| Goliger | 80 | 208 | / |
| Galeger | 80 | 3 | / |
| Galigir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Galleagher | 78 | 2 | / |
| Galigerova | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gallhegher | 78 | 1 | / |
| Galleinger | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gallheiger | 78 | 0 | / |
| Ghallegher | 78 | 0 | / |
| Galleger | 75 | 96 | / |
| Golliger | 75 | 10 | / |
| Galeguer | 75 | 2 | / |
| Galeager | 75 | 0 | / |
| Golegher | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ghaleger | 75 | 0 | / |
| Goiliger | 75 | 0 | / |
| Galligir | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ghalleger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gallheger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gahaleger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gahlleger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gallehger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gollihger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gahalleger | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goleger | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galigher
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